Tanning Prize

work of Merwin

...Merwin addressed an abiding interest in Hawaii, his longtime home, using the travails of a wide range of characters to evoke the ravages of colonialism. In 1994 he was awarded the first annual Tanning Prize from the Academy of American Poets for his “outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry.” From 1999 to 2000 Merwin served—with Rita Dove and Louise...